Prenatal Carrier Screening Including Hemoglobinopathies

SUMMARY:

The most important point when considering prenatal genetic screening in pregnancy is that most often, these tests are looking for potential disorders in the baby by identifying otherwise healthy parents who are ‘carriers’. Babies are not at risk unless both parents are carriers. New technologies can now test for many disorders at the same time.

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